A total of 3,083 incidents was recorded by local authorities for 1999-2000, an increase of 1,185 on the previous year. However, the Scottish Executive insisted that comparisons were not valid as local authorities have only been required to record violent incidents in schools since 1997 and are still developing their reporting procedures.
In 90 per cent of cases recorded across all pre-school centres, primary schools, secondary schools and special schools, the perpetrator was a current pupil of the school, and where information was available, 59 per cent of these incidents involved pupils with special educational needs. In seven per cent of all cases the perpetrator was a parent.
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